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Final
Baseball
vs Cornell
7
4
Wednesday, March 30
Hanover, N.H.
3:00 PM
Dartmouth College
10-4
16
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11
Siena
7-16
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8
9
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Siena
0
0
0
3
2
2
0
0
4
11
10
3
Dartmouth
6
4
2
2
0
1
1
0
X
16
15
1
Early Runs Send Baseball to 16-11 Victory
3/30/2011 6:48:00 PM | Baseball
HANOVER, N.H. — With piles of snow lining the outside of the fences down each line and beyond the outfield, the Dartmouth baseball team put 12 runs on the board in the first three innings in defeating Siena, 16-11, as the Big Green won their 10th home opener in the last 11 years. It was also the 11th straight home win for Dartmouth, tied for the fourth longest such streak in the country.
Dartmouth (10-4) cruised to its sixth straight victory as each starter in the lineup had at least one hit, while the Saints (7-16) dropped their fifth consecutive game despite hitting three home runs, two from All-American second baseman Dan Paolini.
Junior Joe Sclafani led the 15-hit Big Green attack with a trio of singles while scoring three runs. Also scoring three times were senior Jason Brooks, who went 1-for-2 with two walks and a sacrifice fly, and sophomore Ennis Coble who was 2-for-4 with two RBIs as well. Eight of the nine starters also had at least one RBI, led by freshman Dustin Selzer with three on a pair of hits and a bases-loaded walk.
Both teams employed numerous pitchers before conference play this weekend, but Siena had to go to its bullpen a bit sooner than expected. Jim Meindl (0-1) had trouble finding the strike zone, walking three batters and hitting another as he faced just six men before being replaced. He was also victimized by his defense as a routine fly to left was dropped with the bases loaded, allowing the first run to score.
Left-hander Matt O'Kipney entered from the bullpen and promptly walked Selzer to force in the third run of the first frame. Junior David Turnbull then hit a shot off of O'Kipney's foot, and the ball trickled into right field for a two-run single. Another single by junior Jake Carlson gave the Green their sixth and final run of the inning.
Dartmouth scored four more in the second on RBI singles by Coble, Selzer and Sclafani, plus a sacrifice fly off the bat of Carlson.
In the third, senior Jeff Onstott hit a triple over the head of the right fielder, scoring Brooks who had walked with one out. One pitch later, Onstott trotted home when a pitch ricocheted into the Dartmouth dugout for a wild pitch, making it 12-0.
Meanwhile, freshman left-hander Mitch Horacek quickly retired the first six Siena hitters on 15 pitches. With the scheduled short start, the rookie was credited with the victory to improve to 2-0. Another freshman, right-hander Louis Concato, came on to pitch and allowed just a solitary walk in the third before running into some trouble. Paolini hit a long home run to left with one out to get the Saints on the board. Two batters later, Ken Kirshner laced an RBI triple then scored on a William Cardona double.
In the bottom half, sophomore Chris O'Dowd belted a two-run bomb to left-center to boost the lead back to double digits at 14-3, but Paolini matched the two-run round-tripper in the fifth as it landed just inside the left-field foul pole in the netting. Another two-run blast, this time by Cardona in the sixth, got Siena within seven runs at 14-7.
The Big Green got an unearned run in their half of the sixth thanks to a dropped line drive and a pair of wild pitches. Selzer ripped a double in the seventh to score Coble from first for a 16-7 lead.
In the ninth, Siena gamely scored four runs with a two-run double by Kevin Quaranto being the big blow, but in the end it was not enough.
Dartmouth, the two-time defending Ivy League champion, begins defense of its title this weekend when it travels to New York to take on Columbia in a rematch of last year's Ivy Championship Series. The two teams will play a doubleheader at Robertson Field on Saturday at noon. The following day, Dartmouth will play a noon twinbill at Penn.
Dartmouth (10-4) cruised to its sixth straight victory as each starter in the lineup had at least one hit, while the Saints (7-16) dropped their fifth consecutive game despite hitting three home runs, two from All-American second baseman Dan Paolini.
Junior Joe Sclafani led the 15-hit Big Green attack with a trio of singles while scoring three runs. Also scoring three times were senior Jason Brooks, who went 1-for-2 with two walks and a sacrifice fly, and sophomore Ennis Coble who was 2-for-4 with two RBIs as well. Eight of the nine starters also had at least one RBI, led by freshman Dustin Selzer with three on a pair of hits and a bases-loaded walk.
Both teams employed numerous pitchers before conference play this weekend, but Siena had to go to its bullpen a bit sooner than expected. Jim Meindl (0-1) had trouble finding the strike zone, walking three batters and hitting another as he faced just six men before being replaced. He was also victimized by his defense as a routine fly to left was dropped with the bases loaded, allowing the first run to score.
Left-hander Matt O'Kipney entered from the bullpen and promptly walked Selzer to force in the third run of the first frame. Junior David Turnbull then hit a shot off of O'Kipney's foot, and the ball trickled into right field for a two-run single. Another single by junior Jake Carlson gave the Green their sixth and final run of the inning.
Dartmouth scored four more in the second on RBI singles by Coble, Selzer and Sclafani, plus a sacrifice fly off the bat of Carlson.
In the third, senior Jeff Onstott hit a triple over the head of the right fielder, scoring Brooks who had walked with one out. One pitch later, Onstott trotted home when a pitch ricocheted into the Dartmouth dugout for a wild pitch, making it 12-0.
Meanwhile, freshman left-hander Mitch Horacek quickly retired the first six Siena hitters on 15 pitches. With the scheduled short start, the rookie was credited with the victory to improve to 2-0. Another freshman, right-hander Louis Concato, came on to pitch and allowed just a solitary walk in the third before running into some trouble. Paolini hit a long home run to left with one out to get the Saints on the board. Two batters later, Ken Kirshner laced an RBI triple then scored on a William Cardona double.
In the bottom half, sophomore Chris O'Dowd belted a two-run bomb to left-center to boost the lead back to double digits at 14-3, but Paolini matched the two-run round-tripper in the fifth as it landed just inside the left-field foul pole in the netting. Another two-run blast, this time by Cardona in the sixth, got Siena within seven runs at 14-7.
The Big Green got an unearned run in their half of the sixth thanks to a dropped line drive and a pair of wild pitches. Selzer ripped a double in the seventh to score Coble from first for a 16-7 lead.
In the ninth, Siena gamely scored four runs with a two-run double by Kevin Quaranto being the big blow, but in the end it was not enough.
Dartmouth, the two-time defending Ivy League champion, begins defense of its title this weekend when it travels to New York to take on Columbia in a rematch of last year's Ivy Championship Series. The two teams will play a doubleheader at Robertson Field on Saturday at noon. The following day, Dartmouth will play a noon twinbill at Penn.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Horacek, Mitch (2-0)
L: Meindl, Jim (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Quaranto, Kevin 1 ; Balkwill, Larry 2 ; Kirshner, Ken 1 ; Cardona, William 1
3B: Kirshner, Ken 1
HR: Paolini, Dan 2 ; Cardona, William 1
RBI: Trymbiski, Teddy 1 ; Paolini, Dan 3 ; Quaranto, Kevin 2 ; Balkwill, Larry 1 ; Kirshner, Ken 1 ; Cardona, William 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Trymbiski, Teddy 1 ; Citro, Vincent 1 ; Paolini, Dan 2 ; Quaranto, Kevin 1 ; Balkwill, Larry 1 ; Kirshner, Ken 2 ; Cardona, William 1 ; Hudson, Kyle 1 ; Wilson, Greg 1
HBP: Hudson, Kyle 1
Batting:
2B: Onstott, Jeff 1 ; Selzer, Dustin 1
3B: Onstott, Jeff 1
HR: O'Dowd, Chris 1
RBI: Sclafani, Joe 1 ; O'Dowd, Chris 2 ; Brooks, Jason 1 ; Onstott, Jeff 1 ; Coble, Ennis 2 ; Selzer, Dustin 3 ; Turnbull, David 2 ; Carlson, Jake 2
SF: Brooks, Jason 1 ; Carlson, Jake 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sclafani, Joe 3 ; Bean, Sam 1 ; O'Dowd, Chris 2 ; Brooks, Jason 3 ; Onstott, Jeff 2 ; Coble, Ennis 3 ; Selzer, Dustin 2
HBP: O'Dowd, Chris 1 ; Selzer, Dustin 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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6
R
2
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
3
H
2
RBI
2
AB
3
R
2
H
2
RBI
3
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